喜气洋洋 (xǐ qì yáng yáng) — (chengyu) jubilant; full of joy and happiness (… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A chengyu describing a very cheerful, festive mood — used for an atmosphere or someone's expression, not the person directly. Pairs with 洋洋 to intensify the joyful feeling.

idiom

(chengyu) jubilantfull of joy and happiness (used for a festive atmosphere or cheerful expression)

Examples

，喜气洋洋。
Chūn jié dào le, zhěng tiáo jiē dōu xǐ qì yáng yáng de.
Spring Festival has arrived, the whole street is jubilant.
喜气洋洋，。
Tā liǎn shàng xǐ qì yáng yáng de, yí dìng yǒu shén me hǎo xiāo xi.
His face is full of joy; he must have some good news.
喜气洋洋，。
Hūn lǐ shàng qì fen xǐ qì yáng yáng, dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn.
The atmosphere at the wedding was jubilant; everyone was very happy.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

喜气joyful air

喜xǐjoy气qìair

偏正Modifier + head

洋洋abundant

洋yáng洋yáng

喜气 (joyful air) is shown as 洋洋 (abundant), giving a jubilant look.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

壴口喜

壴壴zhùdrum
口口kǒumouth

喜 combines 壴, a drum, with 口, a mouth.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵羊洋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

羊

羊yáng洋yáng

Same sound today

洋 pairs 氵, the water part, with 羊 to give its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵羊洋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

羊

羊yáng洋yáng

Same sound today

洋 pairs 氵, the water part, with 羊 to give its sound.

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